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Species Clytus ruricola

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
Subfamily Cerambycinae
Tribe Clytini
Genus Clytus
Species ruricola (Clytus ruricola)
Explanation of Names
Clytus ruricola (Olivier 1795)
Size
10-15 mm(1)
Identification
U-shaped band is distinctive, though Xylotrechus schaefferi has a similar pattern but much shorter antennae
Range
e. NA(2)
Season
May-Aug(1)
Food
Larvae in decaying hardwoods, esp. maple (Acer)(1)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Northeastern Longhorned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Douglas Yanega. 1996. Illinois Natural History Survey.
2.New World Cerambycidae Catalog